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Coal workers' pneumoconiosis: Death rates (per million population) by race and sex, U.S. residents age 15 and over, 2001–2010

Crude Death Rate

Year

White

Black

Other

Overall

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

2001

9.42

0.12

1.82

–

0.17

–

3.96

2002

9.03

0.10

1.48

0.07

0.17

–

3.78

2003

8.00

0.07

1.92

0.07

0.16

–

3.37

2004

7.18

0.11

1.35

0.07

0.32

–

3.03

2005

6.59

0.14

1.03

0.06

0.31

–

2.78

2006

6.49

0.12

1.59

0.06

–

–

2.75

2007

5.21

0.05

1.14

0.06

0.15

–

2.18

2008

4.57

0.15

0.56

0.12

0.14

–

1.94

2009

4.56

0.16

0.96

0.12

0.14

–

1.96

2010

4.50

0.17

1.21

0.06

0.68

–

1.97

2001–2010

6.47

0.12

1.28

0.07

0.22

–

2.73

Age-Adjusted Death Rate

Year

White

Black

Other

Overall

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

2001

11.63

0.11

4.11

–

0.17

–

4.01

2002

11.07

0.10

3.19

0.08

0.38

–

3.80

2003

9.54

0.07

3.69

0.09

0.36

–

3.36

2004

8.54

0.09

3.06

0.06

0.33

–

3.00

2005

7.64

0.14

2.20

0.09

0.31

–

2.72

2006

7.41

0.10

2.59

0.06

–

–

2.69

2007

5.84

0.05

2.17

0.09

0.14

–

2.11

2008

4.99

0.13

1.25

0.13

0.14

–

1.85

2009

5.00

0.15

1.74

0.13

0.14

–

1.87

2010

4.73

0.15

2.23

0.06

0.90

–

1.85

2001–2010

7.37

0.11

2.50

0.08

0.29

–

2.66

– indicates no deaths.

Note:

The 2001–2007 crude and age-adjusted rates may be different than those previously reported.

See Appendix for information about data sources, methods, ICD codes, and limitations.

Source:

Mortality multiple cause-of-death data from National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System. National population estimates from Bureau of the Census and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.